| 单词 | fast buck |
| 释义 | fast bucknoun Slang.money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck. Also called fast dollar. Origin of fast buckAn Americanism dating back to 1945–50 OTHER WORDS FROM fast buckfast-buck, adjectiveWords nearby fast buckfastback, fastball, fast break, fast-breaking, fast-breeder reactor, fast buck, fast casual, fast-count, fast-cut, fast day, fasten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with fast buckfast buck Money made quickly and easily and, often, dishonestly. For example, He's all right, but his partner is just out for a fast buck. This expression gave rise to fast-buck artist for an individual, especially a swindler, intent on making money quickly. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see easy money. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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